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SECTION 23 05 93 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing For Hvac Part 1 - General 1.1 Description
SECTION 23 05 93 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing For Hvac Part 1 - General 1.1 Description
SECTION 23 05 93
TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING FOR HVAC
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 DESCRIPTION
A. Testing, adjusting, and balancing (TAB) of heating, ventilating and air
conditioning (HVAC) systems. TAB includes the following:
1. Planning systematic TAB procedures.
2. Design Review Report.
3. Systems Inspection report.
4. Duct Air Leakage test report.
5. Systems Readiness Report.
6. Balancing air and water distribution systems; adjustment of total
system to provide design performance; and testing performance of
equipment and automatic controls.
7. Vibration and sound measurements.
8. Recording and reporting results.
B. Definitions:
1. Basic TAB used in this Section: Chapter 37, "Testing, Adjusting and
Balancing" of 2007 ASHRAE Handbook, "HVAC Applications".
2. TAB: Testing, Adjusting and Balancing; the process of checking and
adjusting HVAC systems to meet design objectives.
3. AABC: Associated Air Balance Council.
4. NEBB: National Environmental Balancing Bureau.
5. Air Systems: Includes supply air, and return air.
6. Flow rate tolerance: The allowable percentage variation, minus to
plus, of actual flow rate from values (design) in the contract
documents.
1.2 RELATED WORK
A. Section 23 05 11, COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR HVAC: General Mechanical
Requirements.
B. Section 23 07 11, HVAC INSULATION: Piping and Equipment Insulation.
C. Section 23 31 00, HVAC DUCTS AND CASINGS: Duct Leakage.
D. Section 23 09 23, DIRECT-DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HVAC: Controls and
Instrumentation Settings.
E. Section 23 37 00, AIR OUTLETS AND INLETS
F. Section 23 81 43, AIR-SOURCE UNITARY HEAT PUMPS
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